'Emotionally demanding' Kate Garraway admits 'needing more support' to care for Derek

express.co.uk:

Kate Garraway, 54, candidly discussed how she is coping with caring for her husband Derek Draper, 54. Derek was put into an induced coma in March 2020 after he caught Covid.

He spent 374 days in hospital before being allowed to go home with Kate and their children Darcey, 15, and Billy, 12, where he requires 24-hour care.Kate appeared on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on Radio 2 on Monday morning.Zoe asked Kate how she is getting on and how Derek’s recovery is going, when she admitted that she is finding it difficult.The Good Morning Britain host explained: “It’s a very, very tough thing to do because it is physically demanding and emotionally demanding.“You know, it’s a wonderful honour to be able to do it but we do need more support.“So, let’s hope we can get some.

I think the documentary highlighted that.”Kate released her new documentary, Caring For Derek, last week as a follow-up to Finding Derek.It gave viewers an honest insight into the realities of being a full-time carer and how the family are coming to terms with Derek’s condition.She told Zoe that there are still “lots of chunks of hope” because so little is known about Covid.The journalist then highlighted that part of the motivation for the documentary was to shine a light on the experiences of carers around the world.She continued: “Part of the Caring For Derek doc was also for people who have got conditions where perhaps the prognosis is clearer and therefore maybe there is less hope and it’s more of a slog.“It is a wonderful thing to care for somebody whatever the situation.